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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;evelyb30, post: 10132414, member: 36&quot;]The country schools only went to eighth grade. If a woman wanted more she had to find a way to move to a bigger area for four years. Being a maid was one way to do it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My grandmother moved to New York City when she was 14 (eek!) probably just that way, except that instead of going to high school she went to work full time.&nbsp; As a maid.&nbsp; This was in 1910/1911 and farm kids who stayed on the farm didn&#039;t get high school diplomas.&nbsp; The boys often quit in sixth or seventh grade because their labor was needed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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